Microsoft evangelist Jeff Sandquist has put together a wiki sharing laptop-charging outlets in airports for the power-deprived and travel-weary. Some are easy-to-miss official stations, while others might require a bit of hubris (and flexibility on floor-sitting) to get to. (At this writing, there’s no Australian airport info, so there’s a weekend update project for someone . . .) [via Web Worker Daily]
bugwan
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:28 AMNot quite a laptop story per se, but I was stuck with a dead mobile phone at a Spanish airport in the dead of night once. I unplugged the photo booth in the middle of the airport and charged it up there.
Unfortunately, the light from the photo booth was the only thing illuminating the waiting area, so my cover was blown and I got a talking to from airport security…!
Perhaps try unplugging a smaller appliance?
Angus Kidman
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:50 AMI’m frequently tempted to unplug vending machines, water coolers and the like. In an airport it always seems like a risky venture, but it’s easier in conference centres where there often far fewer staff!
Dr Stephen Dann
Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 11:54 AMThe Airpower Wiki has a few more details on Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra as of Jan 2009. Perth, Adelaide and Hobart are still off the grid (I haven’t been down to those airports yet)